The China findings aren’t the only encouraging finding of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook report. It also found that global renewable sources are expected to make up about 30% of the world’s power within the next 20 years, quickly overtaking natural gas and almost matching the amount of power generated from coal.

Unfortunately, energy-related emissions are also projected to rise by 20%, meaning that global temperatures will likely increase by more than 3.6 degrees Celsius in the long term. So while planned renewable development is encouraging, policies that limit the growth of emissions are also needed for the increased clean energy capacity to really have an impact. A full summary of the report is available on the IEA’s website.